Lost about 30 seconds due to people blocking turn arounds. Some racers definitely overestimated their swimming times, and that wound up just hurting the racers around them.
Overall I was very happy with the swim section. I focused on my breathing and didn't waste too much energy.

Made up a lot of time here. 10/27.

Two tough hills x 2 laps. Made it up the hills (on my cyclocross) then had to pound it to make up time on the flat sections. Traffic wasn't bad, as we had an entire lane blocked off for most of the route. While I was shooting for a sub-50 minute bike, I am happy with the result.

Drink more water. Have a second water bottle on the bike.
I was definitely dehydrated starting the run.

Another good transition.13/27. Definitely made up time lost on the bike.

Have an extra water bottle to carry with me on the first part of the run.

Not as well as I had hoped, but the combination of dehydration and the stomach issues evens it out. I had hoped for sub 8:30/mile run, but will settle for a 9/mile

Definitely take advantage of all chances to hydrate before and during the race.

The stomach bug won out and I did not get to cool-down as I had hoped.


Definitely the combination of stomach bug and dehydration won out. The last mile and a half was the worst, as I felt like I had a brick bouncing in my stomach. Will definitely analyze the dinner from the night before.


Everything was great, except for the post race activities. Only thing I would change is entering the pool. Many people seemed to be in the wrong time zones, and there were many backups in the pool. Other than that it was a great first race!